Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Jan.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Sept.
2011		 Oct.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 192,516 193,682 192,600 192,516 193,365 193,493 193,598 193,682 192,600

Civilian labor force

 123,696 124,114 122,750 124,292 124,701 124,804 124,652 124,543 123,579

Participation rate

 64.3 64.1 63.7 64.6 64.5 64.5 64.4 64.3 64.2

Employed

 112,754 115,117 112,876 114,263 114,818 114,837 115,130 115,254 114,458

Employment-population ratio

 58.6 59.4 58.6 59.4 59.4 59.3 59.5 59.5 59.4

Unemployed

 10,942 8,998 9,874 10,029 9,883 9,967 9,522 9,288 9,121

Unemployment rate

 8.8 7.2 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.4

Not in labor force

 68,820 69,567 69,850 68,225 68,664 68,689 68,945 69,139 69,021

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 64,551 65,248 64,081 64,764 65,280 65,318 65,366 65,373 64,495

Participation rate

 73.5 73.7 73.3 73.7 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.8 73.8

Employed

 58,584 60,484 58,966 59,626 60,283 60,195 60,605 60,751 60,059

Employment-population ratio

 66.7 68.3 67.5 67.9 68.2 68.1 68.5 68.6 68.7

Unemployed

 5,968 4,764 5,115 5,138 4,998 5,123 4,761 4,623 4,436

Unemployment rate

 9.2 7.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 54,728 54,516 54,422 54,713 54,691 54,685 54,520 54,481 54,434

Participation rate

 59.6 59.0 58.9 59.6 59.3 59.3 59.1 59.0 58.9

Employed

 50,791 51,080 50,602 50,909 50,807 50,880 50,774 50,768 50,729

Employment-population ratio

 55.3 55.3 54.7 55.5 55.1 55.1 55.0 55.0 54.9

Unemployed

 3,937 3,435 3,820 3,804 3,884 3,805 3,746 3,713 3,705

Unemployment rate

 7.2 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,417 4,350 4,247 4,815 4,730 4,801 4,766 4,688 4,650

Participation rate

 34.3 34.1 33.3 37.4 37.0 37.6 37.3 36.8 36.5

Employed

 3,380 3,552 3,308 3,728 3,728 3,761 3,751 3,736 3,670

Employment-population ratio

 26.2 27.8 26.0 28.9 29.1 29.4 29.4 29.3 28.8

Unemployed

 1,037 798 938 1,087 1,002 1,040 1,015 952 980

Unemployment rate

 23.5 18.3 22.1 22.6 21.2 21.7 21.3 20.3 21.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 28,947 29,286 29,727 28,947 29,193 29,228 29,259 29,286 29,727

Civilian labor force

 17,757 18,024 18,074 17,830 18,096 18,067 17,934 18,110 18,206

Participation rate

 61.3 61.5 60.8 61.6 62.0 61.8 61.3 61.8 61.2

Employed

 14,819 15,285 15,512 15,025 15,224 15,351 15,151 15,248 15,725

Employment-population ratio

 51.2 52.2 52.2 51.9 52.1 52.5 51.8 52.1 52.9

Unemployed

 2,938 2,739 2,561 2,804 2,872 2,716 2,783 2,862 2,482

Unemployment rate

 16.5 15.2 14.2 15.7 15.9 15.0 15.5 15.8 13.6

Not in labor force

 11,190 11,262 11,653 11,117 11,097 11,161 11,325 11,176 11,521

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,070 8,264 8,238 8,045 8,151 8,180 8,195 8,272 8,256

Participation rate

 68.5 69.0 68.2 68.3 68.3 68.5 68.5 69.0 68.4

Employed

 6,589 7,006 7,083 6,706 6,796 6,867 6,851 6,969 7,205

Employment-population ratio

 55.9 58.5 58.7 56.9 57.0 57.5 57.3 58.2 59.7

Unemployed

 1,481 1,258 1,155 1,339 1,355 1,313 1,344 1,302 1,052

Unemployment rate

 18.4 15.2 14.0 16.6 16.6 16.0 16.4 15.7 12.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,086 9,113 9,230 9,124 9,277 9,262 9,095 9,160 9,287

Participation rate

 62.5 61.8 61.7 62.7 63.2 63.0 61.8 62.2 62.0

Employed

 7,911 7,886 8,068 7,955 8,051 8,093 7,911 7,885 8,113

Employment-population ratio

 54.4 53.5 53.9 54.7 54.8 55.0 53.7 53.5 54.2

Unemployed

 1,175 1,227 1,162 1,169 1,226 1,169 1,184 1,275 1,174

Unemployment rate

 12.9 13.5 12.6 12.8 13.2 12.6 13.0 13.9 12.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 601 647 605 661 667 625 643 679 663

Participation rate

 22.9 25.3 22.5 25.2 25.8 24.3 25.0 26.5 24.7

Employed

 319 394 361 365 377 390 388 393 407

Employment-population ratio

 12.2 15.4 13.4 13.9 14.6 15.2 15.1 15.3 15.2

Unemployed

 282 254 244 296 291 234 255 286 255

Unemployment rate

 46.9 39.2 40.3 44.8 43.6 37.5 39.6 42.1 38.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 11,351 11,580 12,735 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force

 7,354 7,505 8,158 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 64.8 64.8 64.1 - - - - - -

Employed

 6,846 6,991 7,608 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 60.3 60.4 59.7 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 509 514 549 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 6.9 6.8 6.7 - - - - - -

Not in labor force

 3,997 4,075 4,577 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012